Research Summaries

Back Cyber-Physical Control Attacks of LEO Constellations

Fiscal Year 2023
Division Research & Sponsored Programs
Department Naval Research Program
Investigator(s) Karpenko, Mark
Sponsor NPS Naval Research Program (Navy)
Summary The study seeks to explore the space of cyber-physical attack vectors against spacecraft forming part of a LEO constellation. Previous studies have looked at a version of this problem from the information systems perspective, e.g. disrupting or degrading communications network flows. Here, we are interested in understanding potential vulnerabilities of the space vehicle as a monitored, computer-controlled, hardware system.
Keywords LEO communication constellation, LEO earth observation constellation, Robust Network, Distributed Maritime Operations, DMO, Command & Control, C2 countermeasures, D-DIL, JADC2
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